The Prince of Wales' Duchy Originals brand has started to sell herbal medicines such as a Detox Tincture remedy with artichoke and dandelion extracts that promises to "help eliminate toxins and aid
digestion" and St John's Wort "to relieve the symptoms of slightly low mood and mild anxiety."
The company, which gives its profits to charity, has won accolades for its upmarket organic
biscuits, sausages and marmalade but its move into complementary medicines is raising eyebrows, Harry Wallop reports.
Duchy Originals CEO Andrew Baker says that the company's decision to
launch the products reflects Prince Charles' passion for integrated healthcare. Its comes just three weeks after Voice of Young Science, a group of Ph.D. and post-doctorate students, said that there's
no proof that over-the-shelf detox products work "except to part people from their cash."
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